Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 288

Chapter 288

“Whose mom?” Daphne quickened her pace, reaching the table.

Lionel helped her pull out a chair, his firm grip on her shoulders gently guiding her to sit, “Our mom, Mrs. Flores.”

“My mom gave you the keys to my apartment? Really, Lord Lion, you trying to fool me? Did you…” Daphne was about to suggest that he might have made a copy of her key the last time she left it at his place.

But as her gaze met Lionel’s enchanting hazel eyes, Daphne suddenly lost her nerve. The words that were on the tip of her tongue turned into something else.

“Did you see that I left the door unlocked last night and decided to come in?”

Lionel pulled out a key and waved it in front of her. “I had no idea you had a habit of leaving your door unlocked at night. Or did you do it on purpose, hoping I’d come over?”

“Lord Lion… Do you think this is some sort of morning sitcom?” Daphne rolled her eyes at him.

“Hmm?” Lionel’s tone rose slightly.

Daphne immediately took a spoonful of yogurt bowl and put it in her mouth, then exaggeratedly gave a thumbs up. “Delicious!”

“Took quite a while to make,” he replied casually.

“Did you make it yourself?” She looked at the yogurt in front of her with a hint of surprise. It tasted great and looked like something you’d get at a fancy place, not something Lionel would make.

Yet he affirmed with one simple words, “Duh.”

“Lord Lion, let me see your hands.” Daphne reached out to Lionel.

He extended his hand, and Daphne put down her spoon and opened his palm. It was soft and smooth, evidently well taken care of.

Daphne scoffed lightly, “Look at these hands, they haven’t seen a day’s hard work. I don’t believe for a second you made this. There’s no shame in not being able to cook, I can’t cook either!”

Lionel lightly tapped Daphne’s head, “Is not being able to cook something to be proud of?”

for a moment, it was quite

I can’t do laundry or clean either. Either my mom comes over to clean my apartment, or I hire a maid. My dad adores me, he’s always spoiled

chuckled, amused by

skills to maintain a perfect image, only to make a fool of themselves. But Daphne, perhaps because she didn’t expect anything serious to come

too long, as even the thick-skinned Daphne started to feel embarrassed. She touched her nose and said, “Seems like there’s not much to be proud of.”

across from

“What?”

knowing how to cook, clean, or

heart was racing uncontrollably, even covering it with her

to calm herself down. Then, pretending as if nothing

subject, “Did you really get the keys from my mom? How

hard

her marrying into a wealthy family, who were against her

and even give

threatened

dropped. So the secret weapon was a

her brows, “How did you threaten them?”

they disagreed,

to instinctively retract her neck and look at Lionel with caution.

“Lord Lion, you’re joking, right? You didn’t actually say that to my parents, did

word for

the keys? And my dad… he didn’t beat you up?”

head to toe, “Are you injured anywhere? Did you hit your head? Why would you

didn’t lay a finger on me because

gang to stir up trouble. And he must have brought experts with him, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to come back unscathed

He did indeed bring someone with him when he went to

repeat his threats word for word in

parents sat on the sofa, scrutinizing him with their piercing

firm, addressing Lionel directly, “Stay away from us, Lionel. And don’t worry about the child Daphne’s carrying. She made up her mind to have it, and we, the Flores family, have never feared rumors or idle talk. We raised Daphne just fine, and we can certainly handle one more. We have no desire to climb social ladders of live like the idle rich.”

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